The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Nichols finished 538th of 546 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 2:20:01.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 7:25. A harder second half: 5:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:12, behind 92% of the field.
Maastricht ran slow: the 1,153 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:44 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:16Running 1 5:40v median +1:55
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Block 02 11:15Running 2 7:14v median +2:18
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Block 03 17:57Running 3 10:55v median +5:36
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Block 04 19:11Running 4 7:42v median +2:28
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Block 05 13:33Running 5 7:49v median +2:29
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Block 06 11:49Running 6 7:43v median +2:28
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Block 07 20:19Running 7 7:35v median +2:21
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Block 08 22:38Running 8 9:15v median +3:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 534
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 534 men who finished.